Ex-Yankee Dustin Fowler finally getting a second shot at his MLB debut

About 11 months later, Dustin Fowler should finally have the chance for his first MLB plate appearance.

The 23-year-old outfielder, who was part of the package the Yankees sent to Oakland last season to acquire Sonny Gray, was called up by the Athletics Wednesday. He was not in the lineup Wednesday which means he could make his A's debut at Yankee Stadium. The A's start a three-game series against the Yankees on Friday.

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When he plays, it'll be his first major-league game since he suffered a devastating knee injury in his MLB debut on June 29 in Chicago with the Yankees.

In the bottom of the first inning against the White Sox while hustling to catch a ball, Fowler's knee slammed into an electrical box and he suffered an open rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee and underwent immediate surgery. He was set to lead off in the top of the second.

Dustin Fowler suffers season-inning injury on June 29 last year in the first inning of his big-league debut. (David Banks/Getty Images)

So the dream of his big-league debut quickly turned into a nightmare, but Fowler later said he wouldn't change how he approached the play.

"I saw the wall. It got to me a little quicker than I wanted it to. I'm always a guy that's going to try and do everything I can to make the play. I got to it too aggressively," Fowler said about a week after the injury. "What happened happened. But I don't really regret anything. I think I would give the same effort if I did it all over again."

At last year's trade deadline, Fowler — an 18th-round pick by the Yankees in 2013 — was dealt along with James Kaprielian and Jorge Mateo for Gray with the Yankees looking to boost their rotation.

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In 30 games with Triple-A Nashville this season, Fowler is hitting .310 with three homers, 16 RBI, seven doubles, eight steals and an .817 OPS.